Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
puente holandes
English translation:
Dutch/translation lift
Added to glossary by
liz askew
Dec 12, 2012 13:28
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Spanish term
puente holandes
Spanish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
From a description of a first aid course for oil installation personnel written in Iberian Spanish.
Term appears alone in section dealing with treatment for trauma victims and obviously refers to type of lifting and/or moving technique, but which one?
Any help gratefully received
Term appears alone in section dealing with treatment for trauma victims and obviously refers to type of lifting and/or moving technique, but which one?
Any help gratefully received
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | vertical/straddle lift with four team members |
liz askew
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| 5 | straddle lift-and-slide technique |
justin taylor
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Change log
Dec 14, 2012 14:45: liz askew changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/621166">Timothy Cooper's</a> old entry - "puente holandes"" to ""Dutch/translation lift""
Proposed translations
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vertical/straddle lift with four team members
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualty_lifting#With_four_team...
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actually
it is three people!
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Note added at 22 mins (2012-12-12 13:50:53 GMT)
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if you can find an equivalent picture on an English site that matches the Spanish one, this will be ideal.
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Note added at 26 mins (2012-12-12 13:54:50 GMT)
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look
I have found
"Dutch" lift/translation lift
Encyclopedia II - Casualty lifting - Translation lift
The translation lift, or "Dutch" lift, is used when it is not possible to push the stretcher: there no room for the stretcher at the feet or head of the casualty, or the stretcher cannot slide/roll on the ground, or there are not enough first responders available. In such a case, the stretcher is placed besides the casualty. With four first responders (including the chief), the first and second team members step over the casualty and the stretcher, the foot is on the farthest pole of the stretcher. The chief holds the closest pole wit ..
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Note added at 27 mins (2012-12-12 13:55:34 GMT)
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so
amended answer
"Dutch" lift/translation lift
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Note added at 19 mins (2012-12-12 13:47:31 GMT)
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actually
it is three people!
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Note added at 22 mins (2012-12-12 13:50:53 GMT)
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if you can find an equivalent picture on an English site that matches the Spanish one, this will be ideal.
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Note added at 26 mins (2012-12-12 13:54:50 GMT)
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look
I have found
"Dutch" lift/translation lift
Encyclopedia II - Casualty lifting - Translation lift
The translation lift, or "Dutch" lift, is used when it is not possible to push the stretcher: there no room for the stretcher at the feet or head of the casualty, or the stretcher cannot slide/roll on the ground, or there are not enough first responders available. In such a case, the stretcher is placed besides the casualty. With four first responders (including the chief), the first and second team members step over the casualty and the stretcher, the foot is on the farthest pole of the stretcher. The chief holds the closest pole wit ..
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Note added at 27 mins (2012-12-12 13:55:34 GMT)
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so
amended answer
"Dutch" lift/translation lift
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Comment: "Many thanks! I settled for translation lift, which seemed to match some googling and a couple of images I found"
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straddle lift-and-slide technique
The diagrams of "puente holandes" show three people lifting the victim, but it can be done with four people also. The clarification between a "puente holandes" and a "puente mejorado" or "puente simple" in English really has to do with the number of team members carrying the victim.
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